hey, mari! hey, leah!!

i saw this amazing "bandana card" on marisol's blog...it features a verrrrrry cool inked background with black stamping and white highlights...and if you're anything like me it'll make you go, "HOLY MOLY, how did she DO THAT??!" and the great thing about mari is, when you ask her, she'll tell ya! (& then if you're a bit dim like i am, she will patiently explain it a second time, with photo links, and maybe a video!) :) armed with my newfound knowledge and two of my favorite stamps, i was determined to give it a go!

in the meantime, leah pointed out that i've *NEVER* done one of her challenges at design dollies! (OOF! how did i manage THAT??! sorry, missus!) so i decided to take up the current color challenge to use orange, red and one neutral!

and here's my card!

(patterned paper: rouge de garance, the paper co, crafty secrets + homemade!!!; glossy black cardstock: ranger; spray ink: glimmer mist, smoosh spritz; ink pads: colorbox, staz-on; embossing powder: psx; stamps: hero arts, autumn leaves; white pen: inkssentials; gems: prima; embossing folder: cuttlebug; adhesives: tombow monorunner, 3m foam tape, sewing machine)

ok, admittedly, it's not a patch on mari's...but i am quite proud of myself! my background is spray inked rather than blended timmishly, because that was what i had in the appropriate colors. since i had a bit more "blank space" in my background, i also went in lightly with a pattern stamp and a bit of red ink to spice it up a bit. and finally, at the very end, i went back and made a second butterfly to mount atop the first with foam tape... (you cannot really tell in the pic, but irl it makes a huge difference!) ...because, yes, i admit it...i am allergic to flat cards!

midway through the design process, when it turned out that my "bandana" panel was going to be rectangular, i realized i could use kazan's sketch #48 to streamline my assembly process...so i did!

and there you have it, the card with multiple inspirations that is surely exponentially cooler in consequence!

♥ thanks, you guys!!! ♥